Wade's June arrest detailed

April 29, 2003|By Edited by the Sports staff of RedEye.

At 2 a.m. last June 23 outside a nightclub in Scottsdale, Ariz., University of Arizona receiver Bobby Wade was sitting in his car in the parking lot with two friends. One friend stepped out of the backseat and began verbally sparring with another man. A fight ensued.

Wade, who was drafted by the Bears Sunday, says he tried to stop the scuffle. But it escalated. He hit a man, who later claimed that Wade threatened, "I have a 15 in the car for all of you."

The victim took that to mean Wade had a gun.

Police arrested Wade and three other men on charges of disorderly conduct and assault. The assault charge was later dropped.

Police found a 9-mm handgun with a loaded 15-round magazine in the front seat of Wade's car, legal according to Arizona laws if it's not concealed.

Wade explained that he had his gun in the vehicle because he was on his way home from school for the summer and had all his belongings in his car. He says he owns a gun because occasionally he likes to go to a shooting range.